Patents by Inventor Brian Hoying
Brian Hoying has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11866860Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a sporting goods component including the steps of: selecting a first textile, wherein the first textile has a first shrinkage ratio under a predetermined shrinking condition; forming a first portion of the component using the first textile; selecting a second textile, wherein the second textile has a second shrinkage ratio under the predetermined shrinking condition, wherein the second shrinkage ratio is higher than the first shrinkage ratio; forming a second portion of the component using the second textile; and attaching the first textile and the second textile together.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: adidas AGInventors: Brian Hoying, Andrew Joseph Leslie
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Patent number: 11330870Abstract: Described are methods for the manufacture of a shoe, an apparatus to perform such method, as well as a shoe manufactured by such method. According to certain examples, the method for the manufacture of a shoe includes providing a three-dimensionally pre-shaped first shoe component and processing the three-dimensionally pre-shaped first shoe component, wherein the processing includes an individually controllable succession of processing steps.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: adidas AGInventors: Gerd Rainer Manz, Jan Hill, Brian Hoying, Angus Wardlaw, Marco Kormann, Christian Lott
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Publication number: 20220132974Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a shoe upper, including the steps of: providing at least one stretchable portion on the shoe upper; stretching the at least one stretchable portion of the shoe upper for adapting a size of the shoe upper; and permanently attaching at least one rigid element at least partly on the stretched stretchable portion so that the stretched stretchable portion is locked.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Brian HOYING, Andrew LESLIE
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Patent number: 11166517Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a shoe upper, including the steps of: providing at least one stretchable portion on the shoe upper; stretching the at least one stretchable portion of the shoe upper for adapting a size of the shoe upper; and permanently attaching at least one rigid element at least partly on the stretched stretchable portion so that the stretched stretchable portion is locked.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: adidas AGInventors: Brian Hoying, Andrew Leslie
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Publication number: 20210254246Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a sporting goods component including the steps of: selecting a first textile, wherein the first textile has a first shrinkage ratio under a predetermined shrinking condition; forming a first portion of the component using the first textile; selecting a second textile, wherein the second textile has a second shrinkage ratio under the predetermined shrinking condition, wherein the second shrinkage ratio is higher than the first shrinkage ratio; forming a second portion of the component using the second textile; and attaching the first textile and the second textile together.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Brian HOYING, Andrew Joseph LESLIE
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Publication number: 20210195985Abstract: A sports shoe includes an upper wherein a majority by weight of the upper is made from a thermoplastic base material and a sole wherein a majority by weight of the sole is made from the same thermoplastic base material. The sole and the upper are individually fabricated and joined to each other. The thermoplastic base material includes at least one of the following materials: thermoplastic polyurethane TPU, polyamide PA, polyethylene terephthalate PET, or polybutylene terephthalate PBT.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Marco Kormann, Christopher Edward Holmes, Brian Hoying, Adam Martin Brundage
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Patent number: 11035060Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a sporting goods component including the steps of: selecting a first textile, wherein the first textile has a first shrinkage ratio under a predetermined shrinking condition; forming a first portion of the component using the first textile; selecting a second textile, wherein the second textile has a second shrinkage ratio under the predetermined shrinking condition, wherein the second shrinkage ratio is higher than the first shrinkage ratio; forming a second portion of the component using the second textile; and attaching the first textile and the second textile together.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: adidas AGInventors: Brian Hoying, Andrew Joseph Leslie
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Patent number: 10975500Abstract: A method of manufacturing a non-woven fabric includes the steps of: (a.) providing a substrate, wherein the substrate is air permeable in at least a portion of its surface; (b.) providing a fiber transfer device adapted to transfer fibers onto the substrate; (c.) transferring a first plurality of fibers onto the substrate; and (d.) applying a pressure differential to the air permeable portion of the substrate, wherein the strength of the pressure differential is varied across the surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: adidas AGInventors: James Tarrier, Brian Hoying, David Drury, Tom Henwood, Daniel Cocking, Andreas Seefried
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Patent number: 10952489Abstract: A sports shoe includes an upper wherein a majority by weight of the upper is made from a thermoplastic base material and a sole wherein a majority by weight of the sole is made from the same thermoplastic base material. The sole and the upper are individually fabricated and joined to each other. The thermoplastic base material includes at least one of the following materials: thermoplastic polyurethane TPU, polyamide PA, polyethylene terephthalate PET, or polybutylene terephthalate PBT.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: adidas AGInventors: Marco Kormann, Christopher Edward Holmes, Brian Hoying, Adam Martin Brundage
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Publication number: 20190373987Abstract: Described are methods for the manufacture of a shoe, an apparatus to perform such method, as well as a shoe manufactured by such method. According to certain examples, the method for the manufacture of a shoe includes providing a three-dimensionally pre-shaped first shoe component and processing the three-dimensionally pre-shaped first shoe component, wherein the processing includes an individually controllable succession of processing steps.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Gerd Rainer Manz, Jan Hill, Brian Hoying, Angus Wardlaw, Marco Kormann, Christian Lott
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Patent number: 10463114Abstract: Described are methods for the manufacture of a plurality of shoes, an apparatus to perform such method, as well as shoes manufactured by such method. According to certain examples, the method for the manufacture of a plurality of shoes includes providing a plurality of first shoe components for the manufacture of the plurality of shoes, and moving the plurality of first shoe components with a transport means which is at least partially comprised of the plurality of first shoe components.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: adidas AGInventors: Gerd Rainer Manz, Jan Hill, Brian Hoying, Angus Wardlaw, Marco Kormann, Christian Lott
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Patent number: 10426230Abstract: Described are methods for the manufacture of a shoe, an apparatus to perform such method, as well as a shoe manufactured by such method. According to certain examples, the method for the manufacture of a shoe includes providing a three-dimensionally pre-shaped first shoe component and processing the three-dimensionally pre-shaped first shoe component, wherein the processing includes an individually controllable succession of processing steps.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2014Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: adidas AGInventors: Gerd Rainer Manz, Jan Hill, Brian Hoying, Angus Wardlaw, Marco Kormann, Christian Lott
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Publication number: 20190231021Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a shoe upper, including the steps of: providing at least one stretchable portion on the shoe upper; stretching the at least one stretchable portion of the shoe upper for adapting a size of the shoe upper; and permanently attaching at least one rigid element at least partly on the stretched stretchable portion so that the stretched stretchable portion is locked.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Brian HOYING, Andrew LESLIE
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Publication number: 20190208862Abstract: The present invention relates to a shoe upper, in particular an upper knitted on a circular knitting machine, including an elongated hollow knit structure, including: a first zone including a first predetermined property; a second zone including a second predetermined property; wherein the elongated hollow knit structure includes less than ten distinct ply types of yarn including less than five distinct materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Florian POEGL, Marco FISCHHOLD, Brian HOYING, Harald GEYER, Mathias Simon BEER
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Publication number: 20190191820Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a sporting goods component including the steps of: selecting a first textile, wherein the first textile has a first shrinkage ratio under a predetermined shrinking condition; forming a first portion of the component using the first textile; selecting a second textile, wherein the second textile has a second shrinkage ratio under the predetermined shrinking condition, wherein the second shrinkage ratio is higher than the first shrinkage ratio; forming a second portion of the component using the second textile; and attaching the first textile and the second textile together.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Brian HOYING, Andrew Joseph LESLIE
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Publication number: 20190021435Abstract: A sports shoe includes an upper wherein a majority by weight of the upper is made from a thermoplastic base material and a sole wherein a majority by weight of the sole is made from the same thermoplastic base material. The sole and the upper are individually fabricated and joined to each other. The thermoplastic base material includes at least one of the following materials: thermoplastic polyurethane TPU, polyamide PA, polyethylene terephthalate PET, or polybutylene terephthalate PBT.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Marco Kormann, Christopher Edward Holmes, Brian Hoying, Adam Martin Brundage
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Patent number: 10182618Abstract: Described are materials for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, with a particularly low weight and improved tensile strength. The material includes a first foil layer and a textile reinforcement layer, which is at least partially laminated with the first foil layer. The textile reinforcement layer includes a first textile material with at least three axes, each axis defining an orientation of a set of essentially parallel yarn-portions in the textile material.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: adidas AGInventors: Robert Frank Kirk, Brian Hoying, Angus Wardlaw, Christopher Edward Holmes, Carl Arnese, Daniel Paul Cocking, Stanislav Gousev, Marco Fischold, Jack Huang
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Publication number: 20180295945Abstract: Described are methods for the manufacture of a plurality of shoes, an apparatus to perform such method, as well as shoes manufactured by such method. According to certain examples, the method for the manufacture of a plurality of shoes includes providing a plurality of first shoe components for the manufacture of the plurality of shoes, and moving the plurality of first shoe components with a transport means which is at least partially comprised of the plurality of first shoe components.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Gerd Rainer Manz, Jan Hill, Brian Hoying, Angus Wardlaw, Marco Kormann, Christian Lott
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Patent number: 10028552Abstract: Described are methods for the manufacture of a plurality of shoes, an apparatus to perform such method, as well as shoes manufactured by such method. According to certain examples, the method for the manufacture of a plurality of shoes includes providing a plurality of first shoe components for the manufacture of the plurality of shoes, and moving the plurality of first shoe components with a transport means which is at least partially comprised of the plurality of first shoe components.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: adidas AGInventors: Gerd Rainer Manz, Jan Hill, Brian Hoying, Angus Wardlaw, Marco Kormann, Christian Lott
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Publication number: 20180148861Abstract: A method of manufacturing a non-woven fabric includes the steps of: (a.) providing a substrate, wherein the substrate is air permeable in at least a portion of its surface; (b.) providing a fiber transfer device adapted to transfer fibers onto the substrate; (c.) transferring a first plurality of fibers onto the substrate; and (d.) applying a pressure differential to the air permeable portion of the substrate, wherein the strength of the pressure differential is varied across the surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: James Tarrier, Brian Hoying, David Drury, Tom Henwood, Daniel Cocking, Andreas Seefried